The Consultant - Q1 2009 - (Page 12) SPECSHEET consultant Concepts By Staib, Ltd. (CBS), a globally-operating hospitality consulting company founded by Walter Staib in 1989, enters its 20th year this year, specializing in turnkey creation and implementation of restaurants, diners, cafés, nightclubs, theme park concessions and retail shops of numerous types, from traditional to avant-garde, themed to eclectic, new construction to renovations. Among Staib’s current clients are Sandals Resorts, Victoria Cruises, Inc., Amherst College, Ansara Restaurant Group, and Benchmark Hospitality. Tom Costello, Associate Professor and Director of the Hospitality Industry Management Program at the University of San Francisco, was honored as the first recipient of the Educator-ofthe-Year Award by the S.F. Hotel & Restaurant Foundation 2008 at their annual scholarship luncheon last September, held at the new InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco. Costello has been the director of the news improving the image, service level and profitability of all staff-dining and catering operations. This will be done through a four-step program development process known as “Retail Renaissance”. Chef Mark and his staff will guide client organizations through a ‘fast-track’ program along with the internal foodservice staff. Société Hospitality, the Las Vegasbased hospitality management company, is opening its debut restaurant, Suite & Tender, in the glamorous new Setai San Diego this December. Chef Christopher Lee (who earned two Michelin stars for Gilt) has created the menu. Kelley Jones, the restaurant's managing partner (and CEO of Société Hospitality), created the restaurant concept around gastro-tourism and enabling the guests to have choices, reflected in ways such as allowing diners to select from a collection of exquisite knives as well as expanding options for wine beyond just a glass or a bottle. Hospitality Industry Management Program at USF for 18 years. The program which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary, was co-founded by then USF president (now chancellor), Fr. John LoSchiavo, S.J., and Richard Swig, former president of Fairmont Hotels, in order to develop well-rounded industry leaders with a liberal arts education. It offers an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and for the past 15 years has consistently enjoyed 98% placement upon graduation. Room Service Technologies, LLC™ (RST) is pleased to announce an expansion of their consulting business with the addition of a new subsidiary, Culinary Directions™. Gary Conley, president of RST expects the new business, led by Executive Chef Mark Dyball, to capitalize upon the success of RST by expanding into the retail foodservice operations in Healthcare organizations. The Culinary Directions™ program is focused on supplier news Convotherm Elektrogeräte GmbH reported record sales of more than 60 million Euros for 2007–2008. This corresponds to a growth of nearly 20% over the previous year. Since the introduction of the +3 series in 2004, the total turnover hence has been more than doubled and the market share in the section of combi steamers has been expanded. In October, Convotherm Elektrogeräte GmbH became a subsidiary of the globally acting group Manitowoc Foodservice. Falcon and Williams introduces Greenlogic to help caterers select energy efficient, waste-reducing products and to offer practical solutions that can be easily implemented by any organization. Taking economically sensible measures to minimize environmental impact while reducing costs can produce a remarkable overall difference, not only with regard to waste but also in reducing energy consumption. Falcon and Williams demonstrates their commitment to being green in the achievement of the environmental standard of ISO 14001. Their commitment to energy efficiency, sustainability and ecological awareness is promoted throughout the AFE Accurex, a national supplier of complete restaurant ventilation systems, has expanded its website, www. accurex-systems.com, to feature detailed product information on its line of hoods, fire suppressions systems, utility distribution systems, exhaust fans, make-up air units, packaged rooftop units and controls. The enhanced site now features model specifications, performance and sizing data, installation and operation manuals, and options and accessories information. In addition, the site describes Accurex’s wide range of services and also includes a What’s New section, rep and contact information and downloadable product and corporate literature. AccuTemp Products, Inc. has announced the appointment of Dalia Hessert as Vice President, Latin America & Florida. Hessert will be responsible for the sales and marketing of AccuTemp’s Steam’N’Hold™ and Evolution™ steamer lines and Accu-Steam™steam-heated griddles in Florida; and export sales to The Caribbean, Central America and South America. Prior to joining AccuTemp, Hessert served as Operations Manager and Account Executive for Thompson International, Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Carter-Hoffmann welcomes Joe Eberwein to our sales force as a regional sales director. Joe comes to CarterHoffmann with many years in the foodservice industry, in the kitchen as a chef as well as in food and equipment sales. He will be responsible for sales in territories in the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast United States. 12 theconsultant http://www.accurex-systems.com http://www.accurex-systems.com
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